Beneath The Surfice

Verse 1 (restrained, calm tension)

I keep it quiet when it hits

Learned how to live with the itch

Every word I never say

Sinks a little deeper each day

I keep my balance on the edge

Hold my breath on every step

I tell myself I’m still in control

But I feel it cracking in my bones

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Pre-Chorus (building, but contained)

I tried to let it settle down

Tried to keep it underground

But pressure doesn’t disappear

It just waits until it’s clear

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Chorus (BIG, melodic, explosive)

I’m drowning in the weight I hide

Every truth I push inside

I tried to keep it out of sight

But it’s rising every time

I feel it breaking through my skin

All the things I’ve buried in

I tried to keep it locked away

But it’s pulling me awake

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Verse 2 (same restraint, heavier emotion)

I learned to move like nothing’s wrong

Learned how to act like I’m strong

But every step I hold in place

Leaves another fracture in my frame

I keep the damage out of view

Say I’m fine like it’s the truth

But every lie I learn to keep

Finds a way back into me

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Pre-Chorus (bigger build)

I tried to hold it in my chest

Tried to be what’s left unsaid

But every wall I built for peace

Turns into a memory

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Chorus (bigger, layered)

I’m drowning in the weight I hide

Every truth I push inside

I tried to keep it out of sight

But it’s rising every time

I feel it breaking through my skin

All the things I’ve buried in

I tried to keep it locked away

But it’s pulling me awake

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Bridge (drop / raw clarity)

I’m not falling

I’m awake

I’m not broken

I’m just fake

I didn’t lose

I just stayed

Too long inside

The fear I made

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Breakdown (spoken or half-sung)

I kept it buried

I kept it clean

But you can’t silence

What you breathe

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Final Chorus (MAX energy)

I’m drowning in the weight I hide

Every truth I push inside

I tried to keep it out of sight

But it’s rising every time

I feel it breaking through my skin

All the things I’ve buried in

I won’t pretend it fades away

It’s pulling me awake

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Outro (soft, resolving)

Beneath the surface

I’m still here